Module 9-6

49: 3.1x102 m/s

50: (a) 1.81 m/s; (b) 4.96 m/s
51: (a) 721 m/s; (b) 937 m/s
52: 0.073 m
53: (a) 33.3%; (b) 23%; (c) As the animal mass decreases, the percentage loss of kinetic energy
also decreases.
54: 2.6 m
55: (a) 2 m/s; (b) -1.25 J; (c) 40 J; (d) The creation of additional kinetic energy is possible if, say,
some gunpowder were on the surface where the impact occurred (initially stored chemical
energy would then be contributing to the result).
56: (a) 4.6 m/s; (b) 3.9 m/s; (c) 7.5m/s; (d) The conservation of linear momentum during the
impact depends on the fact that the only significant force (during impact of duration) is the
force of contact between the bodies. In this case, that implies that the force of friction exerted
by the road on the cars is neglected during the brief duration. This neglect would introduce
some error in the analysis. Related to this is the assumption we are making that the transfer of
momentum occurs at one location, that the cars do not slide appreciably during the collision,
which is certainly an approximation (though probably a good one). Another source of error is
the application of the friction for the sliding portion of the problem.
57: (a) 4.4 m/s; (b) 0.8
58: 0.33 m
59: 0.25 m